Sly & The Family Stone

Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone: piano chords

Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone uses 7 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

Dm7 Bb7 Am7 Gm7 C7

Verse 1

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Chorus 2

Gm7 C7 Gm7 Dmaj Gm7 C7 Gm7 Dmaj

Verse 2

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Chorus 3

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 Dmaj A7 Dm7 Bb7 Am7 Gm7 C7

Chords on the piano

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Questions

Which chords does Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone in?

The chords fit G minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Family Affair to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.